After four decades of little or not growth, the Jamaican economy is expected to grow at 1-2% over the medium term. The country is confronted by serious social issues that predominantly affect youth, such as high levels of crime and violence and high unemployment.
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For Minister Robinson Start Up Jamaica contributes to the realisation of Vision 2030 by linking the youth passion for ICT with entrepreneurship’s potential to build the local economy.Since the inception... Show More + of the Start Up Jamaica incubator in September 2014, six companies have piqued Oasis 500’s interest, attracting offers of investment. Three of them have just accepted the offer and will go to Jordan in April for a 100 –day acceleration program:Crimebot: With the 6th highest homicide rate in the world, crime and violence represents a significant challenge for Jamaica. Crimebot (winner of the Grand Prize at Digital Jam 3.0) provides users with live updates of incidents in their vicinity, through notifications, hot-spot illustrations and the anonymous submission of crime reports.”It shows how hard work really pays off,” explains Gareth Thompson from Crimebot. “It’s shocking to show how our idea is actually becoming a reality. I’m really ecstatic about it.”RevoFarm: Agriculture makes up clo Show Less -

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2014— About 15,000 young Jamaicans will benefit from training, digital work opportunities and seed investments to boost the digital and animation industries in the country as a result... Show More + of a US$ 20 million loan for a Youth Employment in Digital & Animation Industries Project approved today by the World Bank Board of Directors.“This project facilitates Jamaica’s linkage into one of the fastest growing sectors in the global economy,” said Jamaica’s Minister of State for Science, Technology, Energy & Mining, Julian Robinson. “It is our strongest national thrust to date to mobilize the considerable creative and entrepreneurial talent among our youth towards earning our way to a brighter future.”Global animation is a growing industry currently valued around US$ 220 billion per year. International companies are increasingly looking at Jamaica as a country of choice for outsourcing animation production. As part of its “Vision 2030 Jamaica” plan, the government is lo Show Less -